In a tournament in League of Legends, German influencers face off against professionals, but they are not playing true LoL

Aside from the big tournaments, Twitch streamers also occasionally organize events in League of Legends. One such project is currently being worked on by the streamer Autophil, who does not rely on classic LoL but rather on a wilder mode.

Who is Autophil? Phil Ehrlich is a German Twitch streamer who specializes in LoL. In addition to streaming, he also plays as a jungler for the German team VININE. He has been streaming regularly, almost every day, since 2020.

Currently, he is organizing the tournament Arena Rumble, supported by Riot Games, where on March 29, 2025, and March 30, 2025, several influencers and even 4 viewers will compete against each other in Arena mode.

Why is Arena not a real LoL? Arena differs significantly from classic LoL. Instead of big strategies with objectives like dragons or towers, it mainly focuses on 2 against 2 combat. The Augments can create great chaos and influence how certain champions are played.

This naturally has a random factor, but that is also the charm of the mode, which can reward players who might not be the best at classic League of Legends.

A press release provided additional information about the tournament to MeinMMO.

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64 influencers, including former and current professionals

Who is participating? On X.com, Autophil confirmed that 64 content creators will take part in the tournament. This will create 32 teams. In addition to trophies, there is also a cash prize for 1st place (€2,500), 2nd place (€1,500), and 3rd place (€1,000). The following influencers are among those participating:

Bausffs, currently known from Team Los Ratones
Broeki
Sola
Krokoboss
Elotrix
Agurin
LPGjustJohnny
TwoStone
PowerofEvil
RvNxMango
Mahluna

Also participating are 2 viewer teams that qualified for the tournament in a community qualifier.

What kind of tournament is this? The special thing about this tournament is that it will not be the classic 5 against 5, but the temporary Arena mode. In this, 8 teams of 2 compete against each other in several rounds.

Aren’t the candidates unfair? With Bausffs, Agurin, and PowerofEvil, there are players who perform really well in solo queue or have played in the professional arena in the past and currently. To balance this out, there is a points rule.

Each team can only consist of 16 points; the better the rank of the player, the higher the points. Challengers weigh 10 points and then decrease by one point for each rank.

Where can you watch the tournament? Both the semifinals on March 29 and the finals on March 30 will be broadcast as a main event on the Twitch channel of Autophil. The individual Twitch streamers will additionally stream their own gameplay perspective.